l50 THE entomologist's RECOnt). 



at first, and gradually works its way into the twigs and branches, on 

 the wood of which it afterwards feeds. He also showed an example 

 of Panchlora MADEiR.E, Avhich had been found in Bermondsey, by a 

 boy belonging to the Webb Street Board School. Mr. Nicholson : a 

 living PAIR OF Eaphidia ophiopsis, and ova, from Epping Forest ; 

 also two SPECIMENS OF ToRTRix picEANA, froiu Oxshott. He also 

 showed OVA, which he suppossd to be those of IHantlioecia i-djisincola ; 

 they were found on the flowers of L>/c/inis rcsjjcrtina, growing in his 

 garden at Clapton, and, when first laid, were very pale yelloAvish- 

 white, changing gradually to the shade of brown assumed by the 

 flower when withered. Mr. .J. A. Clark : three 3^ specimens of 

 Cyaniris argiolus, from Epping Forest ; one of them having the 

 wings on the left side of a dingy, silvery greenish-blue colour, rather 

 like that of Poh/omniatus royijdon : the right pair of wings were 

 normal. Mr. Bloomfield : a living specimen of Thecla w-album, 

 bred from a larva captured in Suflblk a few weeks previously. ]\Ir. 

 Pearson : a larva of Zephyrus betll^, taken in the New Forest ; the 

 specimen was evidently nearly full fed. Mr. Bacot : a series of 

 LoPiioPTERYx carmelita, bred from ova obtained from Mr. .J. A. Clark, 

 and read tlie following notes : — " The ova were received on May IGth, 

 1895, and had already commenced to hatch, The eggs are opaque white, 

 with a very slight greenish tint of the usual Notodont shape (rather 

 less than half a sphere). Ijwxwv. : —May 17th, 1st skin. —Pale whitish 

 green. Head very large, rounded, polished surface. Scutellum large, 

 but indistinct. Skin of larvie much wrinkled, but smooth and shiny ; 

 tubercles bear one simple hair, about i thickness of body in length. 

 Drops on a thread if it loosens its hold. May 2Gth, 2nd skin. — Bright 

 yellow-green. Scutellum plain. Head slightly notched at crown, 

 June 8th, 3kd skin. — Transparent green. Head not so rounded in 

 shape. A series of seven bright yellow or yellow-green longitudinal 

 stripes on dorsal area, and a broad well-marked lateral stripe. 

 June 9th, 4th skin. — Hecul is small, when well grown, in this stage it 

 is dull, pale green, with two pale yellow stripes down face. The hodi/ 

 is very broad in middle, and tapers towards head and anus. The lines 

 on dorsal area are still present, but are much interrupted, lateral 

 stripes very plain. There is a pale pink spot or blotch on each seg- 

 ment, just behind the spiracles ; these spots are present on the meso- and 

 meta-thorax, where the spiracles are absent. Spiracles, black. Ventral 

 area, whitish-green, dusted with white. On the 28rd June I made a note 

 to the effect that the larvjB were going down. The larvae were fed up 

 indoors under a bell-glass, supplied with fresh birch twice a week, and 

 when about to pupate were placed in a flower pot, partly filled with 

 earth, covered Avith moss. They went through the moss, and spun 

 their cocoons on the surface of the earth. The cocoons were rather 

 tough, the silk being mixed with small particles of earth, moss, etc. 

 The pupse were kept out of doors during the winter, and emerged (1 am 

 sorry to say I did not note the exact dates) in April, the 19 emergences 

 being spread over about 10 to 14 days (I had fertile ova by the 12tb). 

 As to the time of day at Avhich they emerged, I have only my memory 

 to rely upon. Some were out expanding their wings from 8 to 9 a.m., 

 others were later in the day, after I had started for the City. 

 July 7th, 1896. — Exhibits.— Mr. Bacot : a larva in its third skin, 

 being one of a brood hatched from eggs resulting from a pairing 



